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Welcome to Woodlyn ...

Woodlyn is located in Pickaway County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodlyn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Woodlyn is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Woodlyn lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Woodlyn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Woodlyn - they are located in Pennsylvania and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woodlyn.

Communities near Woodlyn ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Woodlyn.

  • Chillicothe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington Court House
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Circleville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Washington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Washington is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Ashville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • South Bloomfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
  • Mount Sterling
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Commercial Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Kingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Frankfort
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Woodlyn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodlyn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Woodlyn. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodlyn.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodlyn. See our Newspapers Page for Woodlyn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodlyn ...

Looking for more information about Woodlyn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Woodlyn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Woodlyn.

Adding Woodlyn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodlyn in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Woodlyn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Woodlyn post office opened in 1882. The Woodlyn post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodlyn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Pickaway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodlyn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/